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Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

Charlottesville, United States · North America

A compact one-hall Central Virginia field with leftover $9 Economy and a pay Gate-5 lounge official pages do not price — live 15 Sep 2026 FIDS is still American, Delta, and United to CLT / ATL / LGA / IAD / ORD, with EWR nine days out.

Airportist Score

7.5/ 10

Very good

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.5
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.4
Reliability7.6
Lounges5.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
90 min
before departure
Typical security
10 min
editorial average, not live
Best way to city
15-25 min downtown
Uber / Lyft
Lounge
1
On time
86%
of departures
Terminals
1
scheduled-pax hall

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Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

Charlottesville, United States · North America

Airportist Score

7.5/ 10

Very good

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.5
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.4
Reliability7.6
Lounges5.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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5 photos

Aerial view of Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO) looking over the single runway and terminal campus

CHO ramp and white terminal building from the airside concrete

CHO airside ramp with tow bar and white pavement markings

Front of the Charlottesville Albemarle Airport terminal building in 2016

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport control tower in 2016

CHOGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Timing

Arrive 90 minutes; TSA opens at 4:00 a.m.

Official FAQ leftover 1½ hours so bags and screening both clear. Official leftover checkpoint 0400 until the last departure; the hall itself is 24/7.

American.com leftover Daily 3:30 a.m.–12 a.m. vs official Airlines leftover American 4:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. / Delta and United 4:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. — leftover vs leftover; trust the local Airlines card for the CHO desk.

Layout

One TSA, then Gate 1 downstairs and Gate 5 upstairs.

Official leftover Turbo Grill on the ground floor next to Gate 1; gift shop and The Lounge adjacent to Gate 5 on the second floor. Elevator leftover beyond the checkpoint for the upper level.

Live 15 Sep 2026 leftover also prints Gates 3, 4, and 5A — read FIDS. Official leftover PreCheck at the checkpoint. American.com leftover curbside Not Available.

Food

Tailwind from 4:00 a.m. until the last departure.

Official leftover Turbo Grill, Copilot Coffee, and Radar Bar under Tailwind (434-973-0134). Official leftover 4:00 AM until last flight departs.

Official pages do not print a bottle tariff or a named water-filler map. The gift shop leftover second floor next to Gate 5 sells grab-and-go plus UVA gear.

Live checks

EWR is nine days out; American ORD is 2 Nov.

Live 15 Sep 2026 leftover is still CLT, ATL, LGA, IAD, and United ORD. Official leftover United daily EWR starts 24 Sep 2026; American twice-daily ORD starts 2 Nov 2026.

Do not invent live Newark, live American Chicago, Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, jetBlue, or a scheduled international passenger airline. Lost-and-found leftover FAQ Crowdfind vs live Pixit — leftover vs leftover; trust the dedicated Lost and Found page. United bags leftover Lost and Found 1-800-335-2247 vs Airlines leftover 1-800-221-6903 — leftover vs leftover; trust Lost and Found for terminal/aircraft bags.

Live conditions

Right now at CHO

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

UVA / Monticello trips that would otherwise drive to RIC or IAD
Same-day CLT, ATL, LGA, IAD, or United ORD connections
Overnight parking at leftover $9 Economy

Watch out for

The Lounge leftover often closed; official pages do not print a tariff
No official bus at the curb — leftover empty PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION cell
United EWR leftover 24 Sep 2026 and American ORD leftover 2 Nov 2026 are not live yet
FAQ leftover Crowdfind vs live Pixit lost-and-found

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.5

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.2

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.4

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.6

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

5.0

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

720,856

Terminals

1 scheduled-pax hall

On-time departures

86%

Typical security

10 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for CHO.

Updated Sep 15, 2026

Official branding Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (GoCHO). Address source 100 Bowen Loop, Suite 200, Charlottesville, VA 22911. Switchboard source (434) 973-8342 / fax (434) 974-7476 / Airport Police (434) 981-4152. Owner source Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority. Live CEO / AirNav manager source Jason Burch (jburch@gocho.com, AirNav leftover 434-973-8342 x104). AirNav owner leftover phone 434-973-8341 vs that switchboard — leftover vs leftover; trust the live contact card. Official leftover Eastern Time (America/New_York). AirNav leftover ZIP 22936 vs official 22911 — leftover vs leftover; trust official.
Civil one-hall campus leftover 60,000 sq ft with a ground-floor holdroom (Turbo Grill next to Gate 1) and an upper level (gift shop and The Lounge next to Gate 5) after a single TSA. Official leftover terminal 24/7. TSA leftover opens 0400 until the last departure. FAQ leftover arrive 1½ hours. Official leftover 8 miles north of Charlottesville / 1 mile west of Route 29 on Airport Road vs AirNav leftover 7 miles N — leftover vs leftover; trust the official overview. AirNav leftover elev 640.1 ft / 195.1 m vs FAQ leftover 639 ft — leftover vs leftover; trust AirNav.
AirNav leftover RWY 3/21 6,801 × 150 grooved asphalt, ILS/DME to 03. ARFF Index B. Attendance leftover continuous. ATCT leftover 0600–2300. AirNav leftover deer and birds on and in the vicinity. Official dest leftover is U.S. only. Military ops appear on the FY 2025 stats sheet as a campus leftover — not an airbase page. Signature leftover is the FBO, not a ticketed-pax club.
Official June 2025 FYTD PDF leftover FY 2025 361,571 enplaned / 359,285 deplaned / 720,856 total passengers (+9% enplaned vs FY 2024 leftover 330,418). Wikipedia leftover 133,014 operations is the July 2025 FY 2026 YTD ops cell, not the FY 2025 ops total (June PDF leftover 131,484) — do not mix. Overview leftover over 40 daily non-stop flights is marketing vs a live mid-teens scheduled-pax bank.
Do not create KCHO as a second page. Do not merge RIC, ROA, SHD, LYH, or IAD. Live 15 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover American Eagle Piedmont E145 CLT + Republic E170 LGA, Delta Endeavor CRJ9 ATL/LGA, United Express CommuteAir E145/E45X IAD + SkyWest CRJ7/E75L ORD. Official leftover United EWR starts 24 Sep 2026 and American ORD twice-daily starts 2 Nov 2026 — not on that live board yet.

8 official sources

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CHOGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Timing

Arrive 90 minutes; TSA opens at 4:00 a.m.

Official FAQ leftover 1½ hours so bags and screening both clear. Official leftover checkpoint 0400 until the last departure; the hall itself is 24/7.

Layout

One TSA, then Gate 1 downstairs and Gate 5 upstairs.

Official leftover Turbo Grill on the ground floor next to Gate 1; gift shop and The Lounge adjacent to Gate 5 on the second floor. Elevator leftover beyond the checkpoint for the upper level.

Live 15 Sep 2026 leftover also prints Gates 3, 4, and 5A — read FIDS. Official leftover PreCheck at the checkpoint. American.com leftover curbside Not Available.

Food

Tailwind from 4:00 a.m. until the last departure.

Official leftover Turbo Grill, Copilot Coffee, and Radar Bar under Tailwind (434-973-0134). Official leftover 4:00 AM until last flight departs.

Official pages do not print a bottle tariff or a named water-filler map. The gift shop leftover second floor next to Gate 5 sells grab-and-go plus UVA gear.

Live checks

EWR is nine days out; American ORD is 2 Nov.

Live 15 Sep 2026 leftover is still CLT, ATL, LGA, IAD, and United ORD. Official leftover United daily EWR starts 24 Sep 2026; American twice-daily ORD starts 2 Nov 2026.

Live conditions

Right now at CHO

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 19:11 EDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 16, 23:12 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

UVA / Monticello trips that would otherwise drive to RIC or IAD
Same-day CLT, ATL, LGA, IAD, or United ORD connections
Overnight parking at leftover $9 Economy

Watch out for

The Lounge leftover often closed; official pages do not print a tariff
No official bus at the curb — leftover empty PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION cell
United EWR leftover 24 Sep 2026 and American ORD leftover 2 Nov 2026 are not live yet
FAQ leftover Crowdfind vs live Pixit lost-and-found

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.5

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.2

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.4

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.6

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

5.0

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

720,856

Terminals

1 scheduled-pax hall

On-time departures

86%

Typical security

10 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for CHO.

Updated Sep 15, 2026

Official branding Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (GoCHO). Address source 100 Bowen Loop, Suite 200, Charlottesville, VA 22911. Switchboard source (434) 973-8342 / fax (434) 974-7476 / Airport Police (434) 981-4152. Owner source Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority. Live CEO / AirNav manager source Jason Burch (jburch@gocho.com, AirNav leftover 434-973-8342 x104). AirNav owner leftover phone 434-973-8341 vs that switchboard — leftover vs leftover; trust the live contact card. Official leftover Eastern Time (America/New_York). AirNav leftover ZIP 22936 vs official 22911 — leftover vs leftover; trust official.
Civil one-hall campus leftover 60,000 sq ft with a ground-floor holdroom (Turbo Grill next to Gate 1) and an upper level (gift shop and The Lounge next to Gate 5) after a single TSA. Official leftover terminal 24/7. TSA leftover opens 0400 until the last departure. FAQ leftover arrive 1½ hours. Official leftover 8 miles north of Charlottesville / 1 mile west of Route 29 on Airport Road vs AirNav leftover 7 miles N — leftover vs leftover; trust the official overview. AirNav leftover elev 640.1 ft / 195.1 m vs FAQ leftover 639 ft — leftover vs leftover; trust AirNav.
AirNav leftover RWY 3/21 6,801 × 150 grooved asphalt, ILS/DME to 03. ARFF Index B. Attendance leftover continuous. ATCT leftover 0600–2300. AirNav leftover deer and birds on and in the vicinity. Official dest leftover is U.S. only. Military ops appear on the FY 2025 stats sheet as a campus leftover — not an airbase page. Signature leftover is the FBO, not a ticketed-pax club.
Official June 2025 FYTD PDF leftover FY 2025 361,571 enplaned / 359,285 deplaned / 720,856 total passengers (+9% enplaned vs FY 2024 leftover 330,418). Wikipedia leftover 133,014 operations is the July 2025 FY 2026 YTD ops cell, not the FY 2025 ops total (June PDF leftover 131,484) — do not mix. Overview leftover over 40 daily non-stop flights is marketing vs a live mid-teens scheduled-pax bank.
Do not create KCHO as a second page. Do not merge RIC, ROA, SHD, LYH, or IAD. Live 15 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover American Eagle Piedmont E145 CLT + Republic E170 LGA, Delta Endeavor CRJ9 ATL/LGA, United Express CommuteAir E145/E45X IAD + SkyWest CRJ7/E75L ORD. Official leftover United EWR starts 24 Sep 2026 and American ORD twice-daily starts 2 Nov 2026 — not on that live board yet.

8 official sources

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